The 90th edition of the Masters Tournament continues on Friday.
Rory McIlroy started off his title defense admirably, posting a 5-under par on Thursday to tie with Sam Burns on top of the leaderboard. Xander Schauffele was a little farther down the leaderboard, posting a 2-under despite a tee shot of his landing in a spectator’s gift bag.
They’re all back in action on Friday as the tournament continues. Here are the top sights and sounds from the second round of the Masters.
The blitz vaulted McIlroy to a Masters record six-shot lead after 36 holes, pulling one clear of a mark previously matched five times.
Position Player Round 2 score Total to par
1 Rory McIlroy 65 -12
T2 Patrick Reed 69 -6
T2 Sam Burns 71 -6
T4 Tommy Fleetwood 68 -5
T4 Justin Rose 69 -5
T4 Shane Lowry 69 -5
T7 Cameron Young 67 -4
T7 Wyndham Clark 68 -4
T7 Tyrrell Hatton 66 -4
T7 Jason Day 71 -4
T7 Haotong Li 69 -4
T7 Kristoffer Reitan 68 -4
The explosive end to the day took plenty of steam out of a valiant charge by several players, including 2018 winner Patrick Reed, who posted a 3-under 69. Reed tied the lead at one point on the second nine before McIlroy hit the gas and sped away from his former rival.